Revised side-wise install recipe

default.rb

#
# Cookbook Name:: awsclient
#
include_recipe "aws"

# Removing dependency on api, do not believe it is required.
# include_recipe "apt"

packages = value_for_platform( "centos" => { "default" => %w[libxml2 libxml2-devel libxslt-devel] } )

packages.each { |p| yum_package(p) { action :nothing}.run_action(:install) }
# Install gem using package, not gem install.
ruby_package = gem_package "fog" do
  action :nothing
end

ruby_package.run_action(:install)

require 'rubygems'
Gem.clear_paths
require 'fog'